Paige

Meaning: (Page, Attendant, Young Helper, Young Child, Transferred use of the English surname which is derived from the Anglo-French Page (A Page, A Boy Attendant), The name Paige, originally spelled Page, was first used as an occupational surname for people who were young servants known as "pages." The name can be traced to Middle English, and derives from the Italian paggio and ultimately from the Greek paidion or pais, meaning "boy." The surname was established in England and Ireland, as early as the 16th century. Alternatively, the surname Paige or Page may be traced to Germanic ancestry. In Germany, Page was an occupational surname for someone who sold horses. The name was derived from a Middle Low German word that meant "horse." Usage as a first name may have begun as a transference of the surname, perhaps when there were no male heirs to carry the name on, or else to simply commemorate an ancestor who held this occupation. Though the spelling Page may occasionally be used for boys, Paige is commonly considered a girl's name. A page in medieval households was usually a young boy whose service was the first step in his training as a knight. Use may possibly indicate an ancestor who was a page.)

Origin: (Middle English, French, Italian, Greek, Germanic)

Pronounciation: (PAYJ, Page)

Gender: Female

When I was in Elementary School I was picked on by a few girls (like a lot of people I suppose) anyway one of the girls Abby (I only remember her name as it was the name of a friend I later had and still have and it was a pretty easy name to remember). This girl had a baby sister named Paige. At the time I was like 8 or 9 years old when her sister was born and I thought it was a funny name. Plus at the time I thought the name was spelled Page, LOL. Now I have heard this name a few times and it's actually a name that is growing on me. It's cute, has good meanings, and is easily pronounced. It would be a cute name for a book character.